Thursday, August 30, 2012

The Democratic Party has produced a
television ad purporting to show Rep Paul Ryan throwing grandma
off the cliff, by opposing ObamaCare.
A couple of San Antonio doctors have
responded with an effective ad to counter this injustice. See
the ad produced by Drs. Jane Hughes and Kris Held.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

The
Summer of '69 "it was the best years of my life", as the song goes. a few
months before I met my girlfriend and future wife. A time of war but a
time of extraordinary achievements. A time when American exceptionalism
that sent American pilots in a tin can, who had nerves of steel, to the
Moon. And that pilot said, "it was a small step for a man, a giant leap
for mankind." He did not brag about America, just planted a flag, an
American flag on the desolate lunar soil. Not just Americans were in awe
but all mankind our friends and our enemies. I saw it on TV; I heard
his words as he stepped off the LEM all live for the world to see.We now do not have a JFK to urge Americans to great achievements, but
one who dismisses and diminishes American exceptionalism. One who has
defunded the NASA program, and in some remarkably backward notion wants to let others nations lead the way.

It is not the economy, or finance, or some other material deficiency that is America's great hurdle. It is spiritual. How many Neil Armstrongs have been
aborted via birth control pills or abortion. How much of our future was
sacrificed under the banner of "Choice" ? How much longer can America
rely on God's grace when we have so many that spit on His laws? From
Obama to virtually all Democrats they have codified into the laws of
America, every perversion, and every anti God perversity under the
banner of tolerance. They are now so tolerant that they do not have the
logic that would condemn the actions of their fellow leftists, Stalin
and Hitler.What Americans need to ask themselves is "is it better to live in God's freedom or in Satan's slavery.""You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality."- Ayn Rand (1905-1982)"Political correctness is tyranny with manners."- Charlton Heston (1924-2008)I never saw fool yet that thought himself other than wise.— A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation (1534) St Thomas MoreMay God rest your soul Neil Armstrong and may your soul and the souls
all of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God rest in the
peace.

A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film, which tells the
story of the failure of Operation Market Garden, during World War II, an Allied attempt to break through German lines and seize several
bridges in the occupied Netherlands. The film takes its' name from an unconfirmed comment
attributed to British Lieutenant-General Frederick Browning, who tells Field Marshal Montgomery, "I think we may be going a bridge too far."
Going one bridge too far apparently left them far too deep inside
enemy territory, leading to the ultimate failure of their mission.

In the Book of Genesis, we read the story of our first parents being presented with a test - a test which would ultimately decide whether or not mankind would submit themselves to the authority of their Creator God - or whether they would choose to be their own gods - their own arbiters of right and wrong. Adam and Eve's choice to be their own gods, created an alternate garden to the Garden of Eden - one filled with thorns and thistles and death. Mankind becoming his own arbiter of good and evil opened a veritable Pandora's Box upon the world.

God had not really asked a whole heck of a lot of Adam and Eve - save for one solitary stipulation that they not eat of the "fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil". The story is obviously not talking about literal trees and fruit, but the decision between submitting to the authority of God, or thinking that we are our own gods who can choose our own interpretation of right and wrong - good and evil.

So here we are today in our alternate Garden of Evil, where it would seem that what is evil is called good, and what is good is called evil. Abortion is good - homosexual lifestyles are good - all manner and various forms of what was once considered immoral and depraved have been re-defined as good. And anyone who seeks to submit themselves to the authority of God and His laws, are considered bad.

But, just how far have we gone behind enemy lines, by being our own gods? And can we turn back?

Can we turn back when the union of two people of the same-sex can be considered a legalized married state - and two lesbian women can simply create a child through artificial insemination? After all, once we've allowed these people to marry, adopt and create children through artificial means, how will we be able to turn around and say "you can't do that anymore? These alternative families are already out there - how do we change that?

Those of us in the pro-life movement have been fighting Roe v Wade for almost 40 years now, and yet today we have one of the most pro-abortion presidents to date since that infamous court decision was handed down. A president who will now force even religious institutions to provide for this slaughter through their insurance plans.

We have let so many dogs off the leash, that the dog catchers will never be able to get them all back. We have given license to so many people's baser instincts, that we will never be able to convince them to simply turn around. I mean, there really is a 'point of no return' in everything.

I remember a song from my childhood, which was the title song to a movie about alcoholism, "The Days of Wine and Roses" - the lyrics of which, though only a 10 yr. old child, sent chills through me: "The days of wine and roses laugh and run away, like a child at play - cross a meadowland and through an open door - a door marked "NEVER MORE" that wasn't there before."

I believe we've already gone "one bridge too far" and have crossed through that door marked "Never More". And only
God can bring us back to the innocence which our first parents threw
away. Till then we fight the good fight, but always remembering that we are NOT GOD - and the only way we can win back that innocence which our first parents lost for us, is to surrender ourselves once again to His Kingship over us.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Two very prominent and
influential women, have died – leaving behind lasting legacies of their life’s
work. Nellie Gray, President and founder of the annual March for Life in Washington,
D.C., and Helen Gurley Brown, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine; both
born within the same decade, have both passed away within days of each other.

Let’s take a look at the
legacies of each of these women, who though contemporaries with each other,
fostered very different perspectives with their life’s work.

Nellie Gray, once
described by Cardinal Sean O’Malley as the “Joan of Arc” of the pro-life
movement, passed away over the weekend of August 11th & 12th, at
the age of 86. After the infamous Roe v
Wade decision was handed down in 1973, Nellie Gray said there was a “tugging at
her heartstrings” to do something about the decision. This led her to retire
from her law profession and devote herself entirely to the pro-life cause.Nellie then founded the March for Life in
1974, where an estimated 20,000 people participated; inspiring similar events
in cities across the U.S. and around the world. Today, almost half a million marchers
participate.

The “Cosmo girl”, Helen
Gurley Brown, who advocated for glamour, fashion-focus and sexual freedom for
women in her Cosmopolitan magazine, also died this past Monday, August 13th,
at the age of 90. Brown is also the
author of “Sex and the Single Girl” a million-selling book of her advice and
opinions to women, the biggest piece of advice being, “not to save it for the
wedding night”. Others of Brown’s statements
include, “Marriage is insurance for the worst years of your life - save the “best”
for when you’re single. And forget about church - spiritual benefits, yes,
prospects for bed, unlikely.”

Brown’s legacy of sexual
license would seem to obviate itself with the growing numbers of failed
marriages, broken families, teen pregnancies, abortions, a huge increase in
sexually transmitted diseases, such as AIDs, and an overall moral decline of
our culture. By the time she stepped down as editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan in
1997, the magazine ranked first in bookstores on college campuses; the very age
group where the highest number of abortions occurs.

Nellie Gray, on the other
hand, served as a contradiction to the “Cosmo girls” in her lifelong determined
fight for the most vulnerable members of the human community. Pro-lifers across
the nation are mourning the loss of one of their greatest heroes and role
models. As the 2013 March for Life draws
near, marking the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade
decision, pro-lifers will once again march to save the lives of the unborn
children Nellie dedicated her life to.At the same time, they will also be marching in her memory, and in her
honor.

What a very different
legacy, left by two women born in the same era, who died days apart from each
other. Each one gave their lives to what they believed – each one spent their
life’s energies for those beliefs – each one left a legacy for the world to
remember. But I wonder, down the road in the future, which woman’s legacy will
be the more remembered? Which woman’s legacy will have the greatest lasting
effect on mankind?

For I still believe, that
though both evil-doers and the good alike, leave their legacies behind, it is
the legacy of good people like Nellie Gray, who leave the greatest positive
impact for future generations and the progress of mankind. While Helen Gurley Brown’s legacy left behind
a culture of death, with her promotion of sexual license and pleasure-seeking,
with no accountability – In contrast, Nellie Gray left behind a legacy of
advocating for Life – as one of the most eloquent defenders of the most vulnerable
members of our society.

“That though the wicked
spring up like grass, and all evil doers flourish, they will be forever
destroyed.” Psalm 92:7.

Monday, August 6, 2012

Have you ever heard someone say, "I'm a good person?" I have. I hear it all time. Someone will be talking to me about themselves, and in describing their character, will first and foremost make a declaration of their goodness, by asserting, "I'm a good person." Upon attending any funeral these days, you will hear that the deceased is already in heaven. Obviously it's a lot easier to get to heaven these days than it used to be. But, that aside, I have noted that the particular people who protest their goodness the most, are the very ones who have little to no faith in God, are outright atheists, or if they go to church, one wonders what effect it really has on them - one of the major causes of church goers being called "hypocrites" by non-church goers.

Yesterday, while we were still reeling from the Colorado shootings, we heard of yet another tragic shooting, where another young man opened fire in a Sikh Temple, killing 6 innocent people and wounding several others, before being killed himself by police. This seems to be becoming an American tragedy; and everyone has an opinion on the causes, and the remedies.

But do we really fully understand the nature of evil anymore? I recall a suspense-thriller program on the radio, when I was just a little girl, where the announcer always opened the show with these lines: "What evil lurks in the hearts of men?" These days, I would suggest the whole concept of evil has been muted to such a degree, where we have modern popular songs such as: "Sympathy for the devil."

I personally know people who go to church on Sunday, and profess themselves to be Christian, who say they are pro-choice, and believe in gay marriage. And if you asked these people to describe themselves, they would tell you, they are "good people." We have lowered the bar on just how low you have to go before you reach bottom - or true evil - that I suggest no one knows the difference anymore. And then we wonder why we have these random acts of violence popping up more and more?

What is a "good person, and why do so many people these days see themselves as "good persons?" If we look up Webster's Dictionary definition of the word "good", we see a plethora of positive and even very flattering synonyms. Words such as "morally good; honorable; worthy; respectable; virtuous; honest; just etc., just to name a few - and who would not want to see themselves that way? Especially in a time when we are taught to appreciate ourselves and err in favor of a positive assessment of our character, rather than have low self esteem. And I am not encouraging self-hatred of any kind.

I'm simply offering another perspective - which is - there is Webster's definition of "good", and then there is the spiritual definition of "good". For in the Bible we read, "No one is good except God alone." Luke ch. 18. Does this mean none of us can be respectable, morally good, honest or virtuous? I'm not saying that either. What I am saying is that these attributes of goodness are what we aspire to - they are not qualities which we as sinners naturally possess in and of ourselves, without the saving grace of God.

Modern 21st century man has come to view himself as the sole arbiter of goodness - he decides what qualifies as good - and he himself personally attains goodness of his own accord - without the need of any higher good.

Now, before you say I'm being judgmental - I will quote Our Lord
Himself, in his parable about those who "trust in themselves as just."
from Luke 18. I'm sure we are all well acquainted with this story of the
pharisee and the publican, where the pharisee standing, (note
standing,not kneeling) goes on to make an account of himself and his
"goodness" and giving thanks to God - that he is not like the rest of
the riff-Raff sinners, such as extortioners, adulterers and the like.
All the while, some poor little publican stands afar off, not even
daring to lift his eyes to heaven, beating his breast saying, "O God,
be merciful to me a sinner."

Jesus then says, "I say to
you, this man (the publican) went to his house justified rather than
the other: because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled, and
he that humbleth himself shall be exalted." So, it would seem that Our
Lord is giving a warning to all us "good people" out here.

My
question today is which one of these
characters in this parable would you say you identify with? And do you think that simply making laws against guns is the answer to these random acts of violence? Or do you think we need better psychiatric care for these unbalanced individuals? Or would you say we need, as a nation, to turn back to our Creator as the sole arbiter of true goodness, so that we are once again, one nation under God.